HSK 2 · Chapter 3 · 217 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-cats-missing-fish

咪咪的鱼

The cat’s missing fish

Name: ________________ Date: ________

星期三晚上,家里吃鱼。爸爸喜欢吃,妈妈喜欢吃,咪咪最喜欢吃。爷爷不吃,他说不好吃。

妈妈给了咪咪一条小鱼,放在门口。咪咪先去喝水。

一会儿,咪咪来吃鱼。鱼没有了!咪咪很生气,大叫了起来。

妞妞打开本子:“咪咪,别生气。我是小侦探!”

她问爸爸,爸爸说:“不是我。”她问妈妈,妈妈说:“也不是我。”

她在家里找。在爷爷的门口,她看见了一个小小的鱼头。

咪咪也看见了,就坐在爷爷的门口,不动了。

妞妞问:“爷爷,你吃鱼了吗?”爷爷在里边说:“我?我不吃鱼!”

妈妈马上给了咪咪一些肉:“好了好了,吃吧。”

妞妞在本子上写:饺子,鱼头,都在爷爷的门口。

爷爷的房间里,有什么?

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
晚上wǎnshangevening; night
吃chīto eat
爸爸bàbadad; father
喜欢xǐhuānto like; to be fond of
妈妈māmamom; mother
说shuōto speak; to say
好吃hǎochītasty; delicious
去qùto go
来láito come
大dàbig; large
小xiǎosmall; little
问wènto ask

English (for the teacher)

On Wednesday evening, the family had fish for dinner. Dad likes it, Mum likes it, and Mimi likes it best of all. Grandpa doesn’t eat it; he says it doesn’t taste good.

Mum gave Mimi a little fish and put it by the door. Mimi went to have a drink first.

A little later, Mimi came to eat her fish. The fish was gone! Mimi was very cross and started yowling.

Niuniu opened her notebook: “Mimi, don’t be cross. I’m a little detective!”

She asked Dad, and Dad said, “Not me.” She asked Mum, and Mum said, “Not me either.”

She searched the flat. By Grandpa’s door, she saw a tiny fish head.

Mimi saw it too, sat down by Grandpa’s door and didn’t move.

Niuniu asked, “Grandpa, did you eat the fish?” From inside, Grandpa said, “Me? I don’t eat fish!”

Mum quickly gave Mimi some meat: “There, there, eat up.”

Niuniu wrote in her notebook: dumpling, fish head, both by Grandpa’s door.

What is in Grandpa’s room?